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Diocese of Rancagua

Dioecesis Rancaguensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
18 October 1925ErectedArchdiocese of Santiago de Chile (O'Higgins and Oolchagua) Diocese of Rancagua (erected)
15 November 1967Territory LostDiocese of Rancagua (Navidad and Pirque) Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile
30 April 1970Territory AddedDiocese of Talca (Sancta Cruz in Colchagua) Diocese of Rancagua
18 June 1970Territory LostDiocese of Rancagua (Maipo (in Santiago)) Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1949280,000310,00090.3%4748952,9477812244ap1951
1966464,789502,86192.4%61811423,27311816851ap1967
1968438,738499,38287.9%50751253,509111020048ap1971
1976419,724475,38688.3%3945844,99647517157ap1977
1980488,500547,00089.3%4243855,74736912858ap1981
1990538,000646,00083.3%48541025,27458016458ap1991
1999582,000710,00082.0%62561184,932128116460ap2000
2000567,772696,36981.5%65561214,692138116460ap2001
2001581,736714,00081.5%62561184,929128614062ap2002
2002597,189728,28082.0%61561175,104128614063ap2003
2003610,652772,00079.1%63561195,131398714062ap2004
2004624,501780,62780.0%74531274,917398311463ap2005
2010699,000869,00080.4%77421195,873475312064ap2011
2014724,000901,00080.4%71451166,241546313165ap2015
2017747,090929,26080.4%69401096,854625611466ap2018
2020699,568909,81776.9%60421026,858645110567ap2021
2022709,224936,37875.7%63391026,95369498367ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 18, Page 201, to Page 204
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 59, Page 1,060, and Page 1,061
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 62, Page 543, and Page 544

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